DOGE AFFILIATE TAKES HELM OF US DIGITAL ID PLATFORM
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Greg Hogan, affiliated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, now oversees Login.gov, the federal government's identity verification service. The move comes as officials plan to integrate driver's license and passport data into the platform.
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